People v. Mechigian

Defendant is charged in Wayne County with one count of conspiracy, MCL 750.157a; MSA 28.354(1), and two counts of energy fraud, MCL 750.282; MSA 28.493. This appeal concerns two pretrial motions brought by defendant before a Wayne Circuit judge: (1) whether defendant should be allowed to introduce evidence at trial that the prosecution’s primary witness, William Jones, failed three polygraph tests; and (2) whether defendant should be allowed to cross-examine another endorsed witness, Roger Peck, con cerning allegations of tax evasion and misappropriation of insurance funds. This Court…